Uttar Pradesh
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Eid brings message of peace, harmony and happiness: UP CM
Lucknow: People belonging to all walks of life converged to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday and exchanged festive greetings with each other in Uttar Pradesh even as the chief minister appealed to revellers to…
- India
‘Indian Muslims won’t be scared..’: AIMIM MLA on Atiq’s killing
Hyderabad: AIMIM MLA from Maharashtra’s Malegaon, Mufti Mohammad Ismail A Khalique on Saturday remarked that only ‘madmen’ assume that the Muslims of India will be scared by killing a couple of individuals.…
- India
Slogans raised in support of slain gangster Atiq Ahmed in Patna
Patna: A group of Muslims on Friday shouted slogans in support of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, his brother Ashraf Ahmed and son Asad Ahmed here, and termed their killings a conspiracy by…
- India
Uttar Pradesh: Security beefed up for ‘Alvida’ prayers
Lucknow: Elaborate police deployment has been made at mosques across Uttar Pradesh for ‘Alvida’ prayers on the last Friday of Ramzan. Special Director General (SDG), Law and Order, Prashant Kumar, said: “In…
- India
UP: ‘Lab pe aati hai dua’ leads to suspension of Hathras school principal
A school principal has been suspended while two teachers were handed over termination letters on Thursday for making students sing the Urdu poem ‘lab pe aati hai dua’. However, parents and right-wing…
- India
Atiq-Ashraf case: SIT arrests 3 who trained accused to behave as journos
Lucknow: The three assailants, who shot dead gangster Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf, were trained to behave like real journalists before they joined a group of media persons at the hospital…
- India
Efforts to arrest Atiq’s wife, Ashraf’s brother-in-law intensify
Prayagraj: The Uttar Pradesh Police and the Special Task Force (STF) have intensified efforts to arrest Shaista Parveen, widow of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, and Saddam, brother-in-law of Ashraf whose was also…
- India
UP woman critical after being set ablaze for dowry, 6 booked
Pilibhit: A young woman was allegedly burnt by her husband and in-laws for dowry here, police said. The husband and five other members of his family have been booked under relevant sections…
- India
UP Cong leader arrested, expelled from party for putting Tricolour on Atiq’s grave
Prayagraj: A local Congress leader, who stoked a controversy by placing the Indian Tricolour on the grave of slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad at the Kasari Masari graveyard in Old City area, has…
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No religious event allowed on roads in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: No religious events will be allowed to take place on roads, obstructing traffic during the upcoming festivals of Eid, Akshay Tritya and Parshuram Jayanti in Uttar Pradesh. All district officials in…
- India
UP: Local Cong leader taken into police custody for placing tricolour on Atiq’s grave
Prayagraj: Local Congress leader Rajkumar Singh Rajju was taken into custody by the police on Wednesday after he allegedly placed the tricolour on the grave of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad, calling him a…
- Offbeat
Watch: Cow made chief guest for restaurant launch in Uttar Pradesh
Usually, when we scroll through our social media feed we see pictures of politicians, celebrities and other prominent personalities inaugurating an event. Enter Uttar Pradesh and everything makes sense. Be it a…
- India
Ahead of Eid, UP govt says no to religious events on roads
Lucknow: In view of upcoming festivals like Eid and Akshay Tritiya, the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday issued directions regarding holding programmes in the state and ordered that no religious event be…
- India
Out on bail, accused rapists set survivor’s home, baby on fire in Unnao
Increasing cases of heinous crimes have been reported in Uttar Pradesh in the last few days. Two infants – a two-month-old baby girl and a seven-month-old baby boy – were thrown into…
- India
Atiq-Ashraf killing: Shahganj SHO, 3 others suspended for ‘negligence’
Prayagraj: Four police officials including the station officer of Shahganj Police Station in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj were suspended for ‘negligence’ while taking gangsters Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf for a medical…
